Budget 2019: How the Healthcare sector reacted to Piyush Goyal speech

The healthcare sector of India have hailed the budgetary proposals citing it would help make a stress-free India and creating a space that encourages preventive healthcare over curative. The industry insiders said the move will create a distress-free, functional and comprehensive healthcare and wellness system in the nation. 

Speaking on the budget 2019 Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare told Zee Business online in a written statement, "One interesting highlight in the Interim Budget is the vision for ‘Healthy India’ by building a distress-free, functional and comprehensive healthcare and wellness system by 2030. With the launch of Ayushman Bharat, wherein  Rs 3000 crores have been allocated, I believe we are moving in the right direction."

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Standing in sync with Dr Azad Moopen Vishal Gondal, CEO and founder GOQii told, “The 2019 budget looks promising for the healthcare sector; we have seen some major initiatives and announcements that will potentially change the health Index of India. One of the key highlights is the establishment of a system that ensures a stress free environment and comprehensive wellness for all. Keeping in mind that 55 per cent of India’s workforce are millennials, this is definitely need of the hour. Therefore, paving way for a stress-free India is directly proportional to its growth. The healthcare announcements made in the budget are a welcome move and will help build a strong economy. This will provide opportunities for companies like GOQii to contribute to making a stress-free India and creating a space that encourages preventive healthcare over curative."